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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, creating a new trilateral security pact in the Middle East.
President Trump praised the pact, as the alliance brings together Turkey's second-largest NATO army, Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, and Saudi Arabia's vast wealth.
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